Month: September 2022

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Ava Max shares the video for her new song ‘Million Dollar Baby’

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Ava Max is back with her new song “Million Dollar Baby,” the latest single off her sophomore album Diamonds & Dancefloors. The track premiered along with an accompanying music video, directed by Andrew Donoho.

Ava shared in a statement: “When I was creating this record, I was going through a really hard time in my life – heartbreak and just a lot of sadness. I titled it ‘Million Dollar Baby’ to remind myself of my self-worth and wrote the lyrics to show that you can overcome and achieve anything when you put your mind to it. The line ‘She broke out of her chains, turned the fire into rain’ shows the journey this song took me through – from feeling weighed down by sadness to breaking free and feeling like myself again.”

Diamonds & Dancefloors drops on January 27th and is the follow-up to Ava’s debut album, 2020’s Heaven & Hell, which earned over 8.5B global streams and gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications in over a dozen countries.

Take a look at the video for “Million Dollar Baby” – here.

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Taylor Swift reveals three additional album covers for her upcoming LP ‘Midnights’

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Taylor Swift shared a trio of special edition covers for her upcoming album Midnights, which will be released in all formats on Oct. 21. Swift posted a video on Instagram displaying the three covers along with the caption: August may have slipped away but September brings 3 new special edition covers! Pre-order Midnights collectible cd versions and unique color vinyl versions now …”

Midnights will be Swift’s tenth studio album, and her first since she released both Folklore and Evermore in 2020. The special edition covers — available for just one week —  feature Swift in three different poses. For the vinyl versions, each cover will contain an exclusive record in one of three colors.

To pre-order Midnights, head here.

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2022 U.S. Open: Serena Williams advances after defeating No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in second round

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Serena Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open’s second round Wednesday night, ensuring that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at least one more singles match at what being referred to as the last tournament of her illustrious career. Williams announced her impending plans to “evolve” from tennis in a first-person essay in Vogue earlier this month.

The 40-year-old Williams was supported by a loud crowd at a full Arthur Ashe Stadium, hitting serves at up to 119 mph against the 23-year-old Kontaveit. “It’s no rush here, I’m loving this crowd, and it’s really fantastic,” Williams said. “There’s still a little left in me. We’ll see.”

Serena will take the court with her older sister, Venus, on Thursday night in a doubles match before her third-round singles match on Friday. The duo has 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together.

The six-time champion at Flushing Meadows will play Friday for a spot in the fourth round. Her opponent will be 29-year-old Australian Ajla Tomljanović.

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Minnesota Vikings acquire wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the Philadelphia Eagles

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The Minnesota Vikings have acquired wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two draft picks, the teams announced Wednesday. The Vikings will send the Eagles a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024. The 5-foot-11 Reagor must pass a physical to complete the transaction. The Vikings also waived wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette in a corresponding move.

Reagor joined the Eagles as the No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.  He totaled 299 yards and two touchdowns on 33 catches in 17 games last season. The Vikings will start Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen at wide receiver. K.J. Osborn and Jalen Nailor are among the backup wide receivers of the Vikings roster.

The Vikings will host the Green Bay Packers in their season opener Sept. 11 in Minneapolis, and will face the Eagles on Sept. 19 in Philadelphia.  The Eagles will face the Detroit Lions in their season opener Sept. 11 in Detroit.

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‘The Goldbergs’ kills off Jeff Garlin’s character ahead of Season 10

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The ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs” launches its 10th season this fall, but without Jeff Garlin’s patriarch Murray, who has been killed off. Premiering Sept. 21, Season 10 also introduce a new member to the family, as newlyweds Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Geoff (Sam Lerner) have their first child.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop shared how “The Goldbergs” will deal with Garlin’s controversial departure from the series midway through its ninth season. Garlin’s exit was a “mutual agreement” between himself and Sony Pictures Television following an HR investigation into his on-set behavior. Barnow said: “This is going to be a family that has not reconciled the fact that their father’s gone but has sort of moved on and has dealt with a lot of that. So we’re starting with optimism about a baby coming and looking forward to the future. It’s an opportunity for this interesting emotional basis for the way people are behaving.” Bishop added: “It honestly feels like a huge reboot for us. So we have tons of momentum rolling into this new season.”

The series was filming the 15th and 16th episodes of Season 9 when Garlin was suddenly off the show due to the allegations of inappropriate behavior. However, the star still appeared via off-camera dialogue pulled from earlier episodes and unused takes, as well as previously shot images.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins Season 4 of Amazon series ‘The Boys’

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan has joined the cast of the Amazon series The Boys. Prime Video confirmed on The Boys official Twitter account that the 56-year-old Morgan will appear in Season 4 of the superhero series.  “Chuffed to welcome @JDMorgan to The Boys S4. Can’t confirm if he’s gettin’ any tights, though,” the tweet reads. Morgan will appear as a recurring guest star in Season 4. Details about his character are being kept under wraps.

The Boys follows a team of vigilantes as they take on a group of corrupt superheroes. Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone and Karen Fukuhara star. Morgan previously collaborated with The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke on the WB/CW series Supernatural, where he had a recurring role as John Winchester.

Currently, Morgan plays Negan on the AMC series The Walking Dead, which is in its 11th and final season. He will reprise that role in the spinoff series Dead City.

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5 Seconds of Summer announce global livestream event titled “The Feeling of Falling Upwards”

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5 Seconds of Summer have announced that they will be playing a special global livestream entitled “The Feeling of Falling Upwards” from the world-famous Royal Albert Hall in London. The special event, set to take place on Thursday, September 22nd, will celebrate the release of the band’s new album ‘5SOS5’ the following day. It will feature the group performing a set of reimagined versions of songs from their catalogue along with brand-new tracks off the new album, accompanied by an orchestra and choir.

The band shared: “To celebrate the release of our 5th studio album, ‘5SOS5’ we really wanted to do something that could involve all our fans around the world. That’s where the idea was born. For this special show, we will perform a set of reimagined songs from our career plus brand-new tracks off the new album, accompanied by an orchestra and choir. This will be a show like nothing we have ever done before and what’s so special is we actually busked just outside the Royal Albert Hall back in 2013 to a few ‘day one’ fans! To now play a show there, at one of the most iconic venues in the world is a really unique moment and one we felt was the perfect way to commemorate the new album. We can’t wait to share this night with you and are so grateful to still be taking this journey with every single one of you.”

The live performance will be streamed worldwide at 8.30pm London-time (BST) and rebroadcast three times. Following that, the show will be available to watch On Demand for another 3 days. Tickets, which are on sale now via Dreamstage, grant access to the livestream, all rebroadcasts, and to the three-day On Demand viewing period.

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Demi Lovato earns eighth Top 10 album on Billboard 200 with ‘HOLY FVCK’

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Demi Lovato’s ‘Holy Fvck’, their eighth album, debuted at No 1 on both the Top Rock and Alternative albums chart, and it became their eighth consecutive Top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 chart, coming in at No 7. It also hit the No 4 spot on the Top Album Sales Chart. Holy Fvck also debuted overseas at No 7 on the UK album chart, marking Demi‘s fifth consecutive Top 10 debut in the UK.

Demi shared in a statement: “When making HOLY FVCK, I wanted to explore the dichotomy between ideas and feelings we all face: good & bad, holy & evil and anger & love. The album is a deeply personal journey that begins with pain and anger and concludes with me reclaiming my power. It gave me the freedom to express myself in ways I didn’t know were possible and find joy I’d been missing when making music. It’s cathartic and grounded, yet exhilarating and a hell of a good time. I don’t know where I’ll be in life in a year, or in five or 10 years – but what I do know is that this record is exactly where I am now, and I am damn proud of it. I hope everyone who listens is too.”

Demi is currently in Brazil where they’ll be performing four dates on the Holy Fvck Tour, then moves on to Colombia, Argentina and Chile before heading back to North America to tour across the country.

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